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PFC Ronald James Fuite

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PFC Ronald James Fuite Veteran

Birth
Death
16 Feb 1980 (aged 30)
Michigan, USA
Burial
Grand Haven Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record West Olive, MI
Date of birth: 06/10/1949

MILITARY DATA:
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank/Rate: Private First Class
ID No: 380540806
MOS/RATING: 11D2U: Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Length Service: 01
Unit: A TROOP, 1ST SQUADRON, 11TH ARMORED CAVALRY, USARV

CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 10/11/1969
Incident Date: 01/15/1970
Casualty Date: 02/16/1980
Age at Loss: 30
Location: Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam

ON THE WALL: Panel W14 Line 38

Army PFC Ronald James Fuite of West Olive, Mich. was wounded in action Jan. 15, 1970. He suffered "a fragment wound to the head." Ron returned to the states in 1970. He was quadriplegic and unable to speak. He spent the next 10 years in veterans hospitals, mostly in Battle Creek and Ann Arbor. Ronald, 30, died Feb. 16, 1980. Two years later, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated. His name was added in 1990.

Contributor: Norman Dagen (47284640)
PERSONAL DATA:
Home of Record West Olive, MI
Date of birth: 06/10/1949

MILITARY DATA:
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E3
Rank/Rate: Private First Class
ID No: 380540806
MOS/RATING: 11D2U: Armor Reconnaissance Specialist
Length Service: 01
Unit: A TROOP, 1ST SQUADRON, 11TH ARMORED CAVALRY, USARV

CASUALTY DATA:
Start Tour: 10/11/1969
Incident Date: 01/15/1970
Casualty Date: 02/16/1980
Age at Loss: 30
Location: Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam

ON THE WALL: Panel W14 Line 38

Army PFC Ronald James Fuite of West Olive, Mich. was wounded in action Jan. 15, 1970. He suffered "a fragment wound to the head." Ron returned to the states in 1970. He was quadriplegic and unable to speak. He spent the next 10 years in veterans hospitals, mostly in Battle Creek and Ann Arbor. Ronald, 30, died Feb. 16, 1980. Two years later, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated. His name was added in 1990.

Contributor: Norman Dagen (47284640)

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